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Every connected device around the world comes with a unique Media Access Control address, or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address MAC address].
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A common task a network administrator may come across is being able to identify a network device's manufacturer when given only a MAC address.
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;Task:
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Interface with one (or numerous) APIs that exist on the internet and retrieve the device manufacturer based on a supplied MAC address.
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A MAC address that does not return a valid result should return the String "N/A". An error related to the network connectivity or the API should return a null result.
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Many implementations on this page use http://api.macvendors.com/ which, as of 19th September 2021, is throttling requests. After only 2 calls, the following response is returned for all subsequent requests. If you are planning to use the same provider or going to run the examples on this page, consider building in a delay between two calls.
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'''{"errors":{"detail":"Too Many Requests","message":"Please slow down your requests or upgrade your plan at https://macvendors.com"}}'''
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